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Grimsby Town can dare to dream of etching their name into FA Cup history.

Make no bones about it, facing a Premier League side on their own patch – no matter what team former England boss Roy Hodgson picks – will be a monumental ask.

Given their performances in recent weeks, and the efficient path they have taken to get to the third round, the Mariners are very much there on merit.

It means the likes of Harry Clifton and James McKeown will face up against the likes of Wilfried Zaha and Andros Townsend, and they do so on a level playing field.

Town, of course, have history in the world-famous competition.

However, it’s almost a century since the black and white army made it to the semi-finals twice in three years (1936 and 1939) – and this is only the second time they have reached the Third Round stage since relegation from the First Division in 2003.

A tough task, undoubtedly, but this has all the ingredients of a potential cup-set.

Palace may have reached the Wembley final only three seasons ago, but continuing their upturn in Premier League form remains a priority, and last night’s victory over Wolves may have taken a fair bit out of the first XI.

Town, with a couple of players back from injury and upwards of 5,500 fans ready to follow them to South London, have built up plenty of momentum ahead of the tie.

Indeed, it comes as huge credit to Jolley and his men that they have picked up form when several clubs before them have faltered so close to a game that might be considered the biggest of the season, certainly in financial terms.

And now, the stage is set for Clifton and Sunderland loanee Elliot Embleton to make their mark against household, international names.

Those two players, along with others, epitomise everything that is being built at Blundell Park, as recent League Two results prove.

Town have energy, heart and desire in abundance. Naturally, they will be second best when it comes to quality – and territory – on Saturday, but they do possess the firepower to hurt teams on the break.

At full tilt, Palace should win the tie, no question. But if they underestimate Jolley’s men, even by the smallest fraction, then they could be set for a rude awakening.

With six wins out of eight in all competitions, and the black and white army selling out their allocation three times, the whole town can dare to dream – now that is what you call a proper ‘Jolley boys outing’…

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